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Treasury  Instmotlons  to  Depositaries  and  Tax 
Collectors. 

Treasury  Agency,  TRANg-MtS3.  DePT.,   > 
Houston,  May  28,  1S64.  J 

The  following  regulations  will  be  observed  by  all  Regular  Depositaries 
and  by  Tax  Collectors  in  the  Traas-Mi«sisslppi  Department : 

1.  In  order  to  aflford  facility  to  the  troDps  in  the  field  for  funding  Treas- 
ury notes  under  the  Curivacy  A'l  of  F.-liruary,  loSi.  it  is  directed  that 
Brigade  or  Division  Qaartennastcrs,  r.cting  as  Paymasters,  C.  S.  Army,  may, 
uudor  orders  from  the  Commanding  C  eaeral,  rvicciVc  Treasury  Notes,  for  fund- 
ing, from  the  troops :  and  Certificai-Js  for  faar  p?r  cjut.  Bonds  w\'.[  be  issued  by 
any  Depositary  to  the  Payinast-r  for  delivery  to  che  Troops  from  whom  he  may 
80  receive  deposits,  upon  his  faying  over  the  m  )aey  received,  to  the  Deposi- 
tary, accompanied  witli  a  Ui'[  on  specifying  the  names  of  Depositors,  dates  of 
Deposit,  and  amounts  receivi-d  iVom  eacli.  In  suc'a  cases,  tlia  Depositary  will 
issue  Certiacates  as  if  tlie  Payuiuster  had  acted  as  his  Deputy. 

To  effect  ihis.  the  Pay.na:^tci-  must  keep,  and  return  to  the  Depositary,  a 
Numbered  Register  of  the  nlunos  oi'  Depositors,  stating  Company  and  Regi- 
ment, dates  of  Deposit,  and  the  amouats  deposited  by  each,  which  can  only  be 
in  sums  of  $100  or  its  rauliiple:  an  I  number  th,5  notes  received  from  each 
with  the  corresponding  nmubjr  on  tlie  K  'ijister,  so  as  to  know  from  whom 
any  counteffeit  note  may  have  been  received. 

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'.i.  Certilicates  for  four  percent,  lion  1>  u:uler  tli?  Currency  Act  of  Feb. 
ruary,  18(54,  may  be  transferred  or  assign.'d  by  the  owner  by  writing  endorsed 
on,  or  attached  10,  the  Certiiicate,  to  lie  signed  and  acknowledged  before,  and 
certiiied  by,  a  Notary  Public  or  ot!i.;r  otriicr  under  his  official  seal ;  and  if  trana- 
ferred  by  an  Agent,  the  assiguiueut  anl  certificate  must  be  accompanied  with 
a'Power  of  Alu>rney  aiitiioriz'.ng  him  to  assign,  to  be  in  like  manner  si-^ned, 
acknowledged  and  certiiied. 

4.  Depositaries  and  Tax  Collectors  will  not  receive  any  of  said  Certifi- 
cates from  an  As  Iguee  unless  the  assignment  be  duly  authenticated.  When 
duly  assigned,  Bonds  for  t'uc  amonut  nu.y  be  issued  by  the  proper  Depositary 
to  the  assignee,  after  he  sIkvU  liavt-  been  s-ipplied  with  Bonds  under  the  Reg- 
ulation.3  of  the  Treasury  :  and  T;>.\  O. Hectors  will  receive  said  Certificates  from 
the  owner  or  regular  assignee,  in  it.iynient  of  Taxes  due  for  the  years  of  1863 
or  1864,  either  from  the  holder  of  t!ie  Certificate,  or  other  Tax  Payers  whom  he 
may  designate.  All  fractional  .Tinounts  must  be  paid  by  the  Tax  payer  ia 
Treasury  Notes- 

.3.  Tax  Collectors  will  write  on  the  face  of  each  Certificate,  that  it  ia 
received  for  Taxes— date  and  sign  it.  Certificates  .so  received,  they  will  report 
and  pay  over  to  the  State  Collectir  at  the  time,  and  in  the  manner  required 
for  reports  and  payments  of  money;  returning,  in  addition,  a  descriptive 
schedule  or  list  of  the  certificates,  stating  the  dates,  numbens,  amounts,  Depos. 
itarybywhora  issued,  and  the  d;ite  and  name,  of  party  from  whom  they 
arc  received.  State  Collectors  will  make  their  reports  and  returns  of  the  cer- 
tificates received  bv  them   to  the  Agent  of  the  Treasury. 

P.   W;  GRAY, 
Ageni  Treamrf^y  T.  M,  DepartmenU 


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